Dog people - how does the poo not disgust you?

I have a big dog and he can deposit enough to need two or three bags at one time. It's really not a problem though, it's just the way he is.

I don’t think about it. Dog goes, I collect it quickly.
thats all. It’s no big deal, and part of having a dog, like the cost of the vet insurance or having to take them out 2/3 times a day regardless of the weather.
Small price to pay, quite frankly, for our sweet, affectionate dog who the whole family adore.

this! Totally agree, @Gnarab24- cold poo is much worse than warm fresh ones!

In the winter if you pop it in your pocket it makes your hands lovely and warm.

I've been a nanny for 20 years so I am not evolved to find a Childs poo any less disgusting then a strangers and I feel the same way about dogs poo (not only my own dogs...) as I do theirs....It's just poo, we all do it, we all clean it and hand soap and poo bags exist! Sometimes you get a truly revolting one (more often the child then the dog tbh...) but you deal and dispose of it.

The truly revolting poo comes from cats, the smell of that is incredible 😷

It’s poo! All poo is the same - including yours, OP! I can think of lots of similar faux questions about human poo, but I won’t. Responsible dog owners pick up their dog’s poo to keep the environment clean and pleasant. The ones who don’t pick it up are just lazy, not people who are disgusted by poo.

What a weird thing to start a thread about! Unless you’re a child, of course, then poo is infinitely funny, disgusting, and interesting! 💩

It bothers me to have to wipe my ass too but of course I manage to do it. It's part of life just as picking up shit is part of life if you love dogs. 🤷

A friend who is also a dog owner regularly shoves her filled poo bag down the drain during a walk 🤮

A bloke near me has a giant dog, like the size of a small pony. He has trained it to go on command and then stands behind it and catches the poo in a bag rather than bend to pick it up! That to me is more gross than just getting it off the floor. The potential for sloppy poo related disaster is just too much. Anyway to answer the question, when I had a big dog yes it was pretty disgusting a lot of the time, hence I won’t be getting another dog.

Why does this post sound as if it's either been generated by AI or (more likely) written by a journo? It isn't worded like the usual puerile dog bashing thread OP's are. 🤔It's almost as though it's a piece of research.

Its so much less nasty than fox poo. I have always lived a rural life so cow poo, horse poo...sheep, donkeys, badgers.....if you get hit on the head by a seagull poo....now that will make your ears ring.

erm well it didn’t work for me … I found some (many) of my offspring’s poo as disgusting if not more so ..

It’s just poo and you have a bag. Don’t breathe in at the wrong time and it’s fine. It’s far worse when it’s cold.

Picking up poo is the very small price you pay for the privilege of loving, and being loved by, a dog.

And dog owners find their own dogs less disgusting. It is part of our duty as responsible dog owners. It is not negotiable. You just get on with it and you get used to it.

Same for people who have to clean up other people's poo as part of their job (like carers etc). They become desensitised.

Fun fact: It amounts to 1000 tonnes of dog poo a day in the UK.

I raw feed some my medium breed dog poops small pellets that don’t smell only once a day - kibble poos are grim 😂

NVER BUY CHEAP THIN BAGS! 🙈😨

especially if you have long nails.

walking with a friend who buys thin bags. She also has long nails. Guess what happened....

she was very grateful for the little alcohol wipe I keep in my dog walking bag 🤣

Ah, yes. It is worth spending a bit more on decent poos bags. But we have all been there 😅

What is it with all the dog-hating threads on here at the moment? I suspect the vast majority of dog owners on MN are responsible and pick up their dog’s poo. Having dealt with baby poo, child poo (one of mine had a chronic constipation problem associated with autism), my elderly father’s poo, cat poo, dog poo, horse poo .. it’s all just poo - every creature poos - get over it. And where we used to live in south London, the biggest problem was constantly finding human poo in the bushes - much, much worse than dealing with a dog poo

Moved to Real Meat diet, the minging poo's have stopped as have the really bad farts.
Nice dry ones, easy to pick up, her coat has improved too.

@Zempy I have occasionally, i'm lucky enough to go to a really beautiful place to walk my dog, not too many people go to, its stunning but despite not being popular, poo bags and shit left.
Deliberately, like on a large stone or tied to a gate.... left for days... i don't want too but its no good just complaining is it?

And the hole in the dog poo bag and poo on the hands is a rite of passage that we ALL go through 🤣

Do you have children OP? It’s the same principle really.

I absolutely wouldn’t want to change another shitty nappy for a child that wasn’t mine. I wouldn’t pick up dog poo that wasn’t from my dog.

When it’s your own baby/fur baby it becomes manageable.

Pick up for my two dogs every time without fail. Part and parcel of being a responsible owner, always got a pocket full of bags and tissues (to clean up my one dog as he likes to wedge his arse in the hedge) and just get on with it without a second thought. Ive even gone back to wash and clean the pavement with a bucket of water, cleaner and a broom before when my dog unexpectedly passed liquid. I was mortified having to walk off but it was impossible to try scrape it up. I wouldn't pick up another dogs poo though as have no idea how they've been fed or kept.

It's a living creature that depends upon me for its survival and welfare.

As such, cleaning up after it is a non-negotiable. Anything about the nature of it - smell, consistency, size, temperature - is irrelevant, it is just excrement and getting into conniptions over it is ridiculous. Same applies to dogs, cats, horses, sheep, goats, hamsters and small children or adults that need care.

It's just ridiculous to make a fuss over something that's your responsibility to deal with. There are more enjoyable activities related to the producer, but when it comes down to it, I'm not bothered in the slightest.

Frankly, I don't give a shit.